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Black Orpheus (Videotape)

Title
Black Orpheus (Videotape)
Publication
1958.

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Moving imageUse in library *MGZIA 4-532Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Mello, Breno.
  • Dawn, Marpessa.
  • Jobim, Antonio Carlos.
  • Viot, Jacques.
  • Camus, Marcel, 1912-1982.
  • Gordine, Sacha.
Description
1 cassette. 103 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Modern retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. Includes numerous scenes of informal dancing in the streets, a rehearsal for Carnival, Carnival itself, and a religious ritual with dancing.
Uniform Title
Orpheus (Choreographic work)
Subjects
Note
  • Motion picture originally released in 1958 by Janus Films; reissued as a videotape in 1988 by Connoisseur Video Collection, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Co-produced by Dispatfilm Gemma Cinematografica and Tupan-Filmes. Director: Marcel Camus. Producer: Sacha Gordine.
  • Choreography: Not credited. Music: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa. Screenplay: Jacques Viot, inspired by the play Orfeu da conçeicão by Vinicius de Moraes. Adaptation and dialogue: Jacques Viot, Marcel Camus.
  • In Portuguese with English credits and subtitles. Original title: Orfeu negro.
Performer (note)
  • Breno Mello (Orpheus), Marpessa Dawn (Eurydice), Lourdes de Oliveira, Lea Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, and others.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-532
OCLC
NYPY896029898-F
Title
Black Orpheus (Videotape)
Imprint
1958.
Cast
Breno Mello (Orpheus), Marpessa Dawn (Eurydice), Lourdes de Oliveira, Lea Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, and others.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. Black Orpheus.
Local Subject
Dance -- Brazil.
Added Author
Mello, Breno. Performer
Dawn, Marpessa. Performer
Jobim, Antonio Carlos. Arranger
Viot, Jacques. Screenwriter
Camus, Marcel, 1912-1982. Director
Gordine, Sacha. Producer
Added Title
Orpheus (Choreographic work)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-532
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